This life time limit and no cash policy I'm sure will be removed once the supply can keep up with demand.
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Apple No Cash For iPad Policy
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Well, not exactly.
Cash is legal tender for all DEBTS, public or private. The issue here is that Apple is under no obligation to enter into a transaction with you. No transaction, no debt.
If however you were to incur some debt, say, for example, you knocked over an expensive iPad display at the store and you broke it, if they asked you to pay for it, they would have to accept cash.
Don't try this at home.
So if I scratch an ipad, I can pay for it in cash and take it home!?
Why not just put the cash onto a pre-paid Visa gift card? The Visa gift cards spend just like a credit card. Or put the cash into your checking account and use your check card?
So if I scratch an ipad, I can pay for it in cash and take it home!?
Technically, yes. You will also be able to post bail in cash...
There is no US law requiring a store to accept cash. Legal Tender means it is a legal, valid means to pay a debt and can be offered in payment but the other party is not required to accept it; at least not by US law. State law may differ so YMMV.
Just to expand on this, direct from the Treasury Department: What legal tender means, and why it doesn't require any private business to accept cash.
I wish those that pretend to be lawyers would at least look up the law before posting it with such "authority."
Nothing like being stuck inline behind an elderly person paying in cash or check. Are you cash complainers elderly, drug dealers or 12 year old's who broke the piggy bank?
No, travelers who would like to pay with cash instead of keeping some of the money for the trip on my Visa (which can easily get stolen/not work in the US)
Odd question given the "no cash policy," title of this thread. No, you cannot use cash. Credit Card only -- you should be fine as long as its a "worldwide" card. Contact your bank if you are unsure.
As for stock, if you have read any of the other "availability" threads, it's a spin of the roulette wheel. If you are lucky they will have them in stock when you are there. Some stores have reservations so maybe call one up and reserve a week or so before you arrive.
Nothing like being stuck inline behind an elderly person paying in cash or check. Are you cash complainers elderly, drug dealers or 12 year old's who broke the piggy bank?
Yeah I am. I am 16 years old I dont have a credit card. I just payed in cash and luckily they took in no problem.
Why not use your bank Visa debit card? Do you mean to say you have a credit card and cash but not a bank account?
The no-cash policy didn't go into effect until a couple of weeks later. So far every Apple retail store has this policy in place.
There should be no reason why most people don't have a checking account with a Visa debit card. If anybody can carry hundreds of dollars in cash in their pocket, but don't have a simple checking account, there's something odd going on. I find this alarming that so many people here are upset that they can't pay cash. I've worked in retail for 18 years selling consumer electronics, it's not common for people to pay cash for products that cost in the high hundreds such as the iPad.
Apple also state that the credit/debit card has to have your name printed on it, so you cannot use pre-paid VISA gift cards.
Apple really are beginning to get a little too big for their boots these days.
HLdan you said the policy went into effect a couple weeks later. Do you know exactly when? I picked up my ipad April 13.
No, not exactly, I just said a couple of weeks as a reference point. I just went into the Apple store roughly 2+ weeks after the launch and played around with the WiFi model and a customer who didn't live in the U.S. was there and wanted to buy one. He asked the Apple employee which form of payment did they accept? The employee said all credit cards and Visa debit cards but no cash. He said the no-cash rule is for the iPad only to limit purchases and it just went into effect.
I think you have to understand that Apple is doing this for YOU as a customer. The iPad is a hot item right now, it's bad enough that Best Buy doesn't have any and probably because they aren't controlling the stock. Apple wants to make sure that the U.S. residents have an opportunity to buy one by limiting how many can be bought. I only see this way of handling the situation as a good thing. It would suck that I couldn't go into an Apple store and buy an iPad due to a lack of stock. It would suck even more that the only chance I have of getting one is to buy one off Ebay with an inflated price.
Bull*****. Apple is dead wrong here.
Who forced apple to release in USA only first. Sure, they were thinking about the consumer then.
Cash?
I have my doubts as to whether Apple can, or will, refuse cash when it's presented in person. But shouldn't someone note why Apple seems to have stated this policy?
Isn't Apple trying to police the possible price gouging or illegal reselling/export of the present limited supply? Aren't they attempting to protect us all?
This talk of control and evil is much reminiscent of the found/stolen iphone prototype.
I have my doubts as to whether Apple can, or will, refuse cash when it's presented in person. But shouldn't someone note why Apple seems to have stated this policy?
Isn't Apple trying to police the possible price gouging or illegal reselling/export of the present limited supply? Aren't they attempting to protect us all?
This talk of control and evil is much reminiscent of the found/stolen iphone prototype.
Right, because it makes a lot more financial sense for Apple to just sell the entire iPad production lot to gray market wholesalers who can then jack up MAP price 30%. Screw the customer who has to pay the extra markup -- Apple sold the entire lot in once quick transaction. Yep. Not thinking about the consumer at all.
You know it's quite common in the electronics world to sequence launches regionally, rather than worldwide, right? Nintendo always launches in Japan first, and North America, Europe, South America, and rest of Asia months later. Sony frequently does this as well -- some of its products never even make it to the US. M$ did this with the XBOX 360. And on and on.
Manufacturers would love to do a single worldwide roll out but it's complicated with varying laws and also trying to accumulated enough parts factory time, shipping infrastructure, etc, to satisfy world demand at one time.
And most of all: You are not entitled, by right, to any Apple product. Apple, as a consumer products company, needs to serve as many customers as possible. Product limits in the consumer realm are not exactly unheard of. Open up your Sunday paper and pull out the fliers. I bet you'll find a bunch of products with explicit sales limitations.
As has been pointed out, Apple is not required to take your cash. As has also been pointed out, limiting sales to those with credit cards and monitoring who is buying them is protecting consumers from the grey market.
You should have a checking account/debit card at that age using that much money. You should also apply for a CC and only charge 25% of you maximum credit limit and pay off every month (use this policy throughout your life). Your credit report is one one the most important and least understood parts of our lives.
By not accepting cash they are identifying 2 classes of consumers or in other words discriminating against less credit worthly citizens. Where is the ACLU to file a lawsuit over this?
If you have cash, you can open a bank account. If you can open a bank account, you can get a debit card. End of story. If you're not capable of thinking of this for yourself, then that's too bad. If you are making a fuss to circument the 2 limit, too bad, sucks to be you.
I ran into the same problem. Was buying the 32gb wifi and had $650 in apple gift cards. If the employees give you an issue get a manager and figure something out with them. My iPad came to $652, and I put the $2 on a debit card. Worked out perfect for me, just need to call a manager